Tales Of The Unexpected - The Complete Third Series

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Another nine great tales of the unexpected.......2007-06-28

At the time of writing I have been watching this on ITV3 on Freeview and absolutely loving it. As a kid in the 80's I occasionaly used to watch it last thing on a sunday night at my nan nans and remember finding it a little bit creepy in a strange sort of way. It has a good mixture of crime, comedy and just complete weirdness. Some episodes are dark and some uplifting but always with some kind of twist at the end.

These tales are just as enjoyable as they were on their original showing and are far more imaginative than most of what is on TV these days and that for me will always be the most important thing in a programme however old or new. For some reason and I am not sure why but there always seems to be an American featured in it (not that it matters but I have just become curious as to why this is).

Anyway, if like me you love programmes similar to this for example Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits etc., then I would definitely recommend that you give this a chance if you have never seen it before. As with the previous two series of this, there will probably be some episodes out of these nine that you like less than others, but overall there is something for everyone.

At the time of writing I haven't got any of these boxsets so I can't judge the picture quality but trust that it is at least as good as the ones that have been shown on ITV3 and so I will definitely be buying them eventually.

More please.......2006-12-18

Slowly the Tales are being released onto DVD. This set features twelve stories from the famous series. One of them is the notorious performance from Bill Maynard who believes he is dishonestly obtaining a priceless painting from an eccentric old lady. A similar tale involves John Gielgud this time trying to obtain an item of Chippendale furniture. Both of these performances are simply brilliant.
I'm pleased to say that my favourite, A girl can't have everything, story is on this set. It involves two theatrical actresses Pauline and Joan Collins. A admirer advanced in years shows interest in them and jealousy bubbles under the surface. Great performances here by capable actresses at the start of their careers.
This set will be certain to please everyone and with twelve episodes on this set and further to follow, you are sure to want to have this in your collection.

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